Woman fights all odds with positive thinking, exercise
Staff Photo by Stephanie Turner Dr. Doris Hammond, pictured with her dog Harry, has survived cancer and lives with scoliosis but uses exercise and a …
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Month: November 2014
Exercise doesn't help all type 2 diabetics
Doctors working with diabetic patients are puzzled by the discrepancies in the way exercise helps decrease insulin resistance in patients.
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Could a low carb/high fat diet be better for diabetics?
… an average weight loss of 9kg with a reduction in waist circumference from … Meanwhile, a straight comparison of the two dietary approaches in 150 …
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Florida researchers test theory that physical exercise aids mental health
Science tells us that exercise can make us smarter. But is it the exercise or a placebo effect that's improving our minds?
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Nestle To Make 'Exercise In A Bottle'
A gathering of researchers are working with Nestle to deliver another item that may have the capacity to help people around the globe. Settle wants to …
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Nestle's 'Exercise In A Bottle' Is A Fat-Burning Drink For “No-Gym” Folks
As such there is no alternative to exercise or other workouts but it is believed that people who cannot perform rigorous exercises like jogging or cycling …
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Study finds exercise and fasting help boost brain's functions
A new research has found that exercise along with occasional fasting can help in boosting the neurons of the brain. The research, which was …
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Your Lungs: A User's Manual
Exercise can also trim belly fat, which is linked to a higher risk of asthma. “We think the excess fat associated with obesity increases inflammation in …
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Scandal-plagued former Washington mayor Marion Barry dies
By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marion Barry, the scandal-plagued former mayor of Washington, D.C., who was jailed for smoking crack cocaine before making a surprising return to office, died early on Sunday aged 78. Before his fall from grace, Barry had been one of the nation's most promising black politicians. Years later, many Washingtonians would consider him a scoundrel but he remained a hero to many others in impoverished parts of the city, even as his continuing battles with substance abuse went public. …
U.N. worker leaves French hospital after Ebola recovery
PARIS (Reuters) – A U.N. health worker was discharged from a French hospital on Sunday and left the country after recovering from Ebola, the French Health Ministry said in a statement. The U.N. worker, whose name and nationality have not been disclosed, had been flown to France from Sierra Leone and was in isolation at the Begin military hospital in the eastern Paris suburb of Saint-Mandé. The death toll in the Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,459 out of 15,351 cases identified in eight countries by the end of Nov. 18, the World Health Organization said on Friday. …
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Acupuncturist: Ancient technique can treat many conditions
They hope alternative medicine will finally provide some answers. … "I treat patients under the same health conditions as Western medicine, just with a …
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Sweden’s Wallenberg dynasty prepares for sixth generation
By Alistair Scrutton and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Jacob Wallenberg, the 58-year-old head of one of Europe's most enduring family dynasties, is trying to work out how the empire controlling much of Sweden's economy could look with a woman or someone without the family name at the helm. Roughly 30 members of the sixth generation, aged between 15 and 30, are contenders to see if they could one day run Wallenberg's Investor holding company and several foundations with major stakes in Electrolux, Atlas Copco and Ericsson. …